VIDEO: How the Experts Catch an Invasive Python

With the success of the Python Elimination Challenge in the Florida Everglades, it can seem like catching a python might be fairly straightforward once you actually find it. It turns out that’s not the case at all.

Finding the snake is only half the battle, which can be nearly impossible in many cases, but taking it down is a different challenge entirely. Here’s how a python catching pro gets the job done against an agitated snake without getting bitten or wrapped up in a deadly embrace: